The Indian consumers are showing a growing appetite for smartphones, which explains the launch of world’s top smartphone brands in the Indian market. That’s really a great trend. But the presence of so many brands sometimes may leave you confused about identifying the best ones, which suits your taste and class, right?
Well, the following brands may be termed as the best 10 of all the smartphone brands available in the Indian market, as of now –
1.) Samsung Galaxy S II
2.) Apple iPhone 4
3.) HTC Evo 3D
4.) BlackBerry Bold 9900
5.) Nokia 8
6.) Samsung Google Nexus S
7.) LG Optimus Black P970
8.) BlackBerry Torch 9810
9.) Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST 15i
10.) Motorola Defy
Features and specifications –
Samsung Galaxy S II
- Dimensions: 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
- Weight: 116 g
- Operating system: Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
- Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor
- A 4.3 inches Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, boasting 16M colours and 480 x 800 pixel resolution
- An internal memory of 16GB/32GB
- 1GB RAM
- An external memory expandable up to 32GB through microSD card
- Bluetooth v3.0+HS
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- DLNA
- v2.0 microUSB (MHL)
- USB On-the-go
- An 8MP primary camera, equipped with autofocus and LED flash, and boasting a pixel resolution of 3264×2448
- A 2MP secondary camera
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- A 3.5 mm audio jack
- A Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
- Stand by time: Up to 710 hrs in 2G, and up to 610 hrs in 3G
- Talk time: Up to 18 hrs 20 mins in 2G, and up to 8 hrs 40 mins in 3G
Price – Approximately INR 29,000/-.
Apple iPhone 4
- Dimensions: 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
- Weight: 137 g
- Operating system: iOS 4
- 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor
- A 3.5 inches LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, boasting 16M colours and 640 x 960 pixel resolution
- An internal memory of 16/32 GB
- 512 MB RAM
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- USB v2.0
- A 5MP primary camera, equipped with autofocus, LED flash, boasting a pixel resolution 2592 x 1944
- A secondary camera offering videocalling over Wi-Fi only
- Li-Po 1420mAh battery
- Stand by time: Up to 300 hrs in 2G, and up to 300 hrs in 3G
- Talk time: Up to 14 hrs in 2G, and up to 7 hrs in 3G
Price – INR 34,500/- and INR 40,900/- for 16GB version and 32GB version respectively.
HTC EVO 3D
- Running on Android 2.3 or Gingerbread
- Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 1.2 GHz dual core processor with Adreno 220 GPU
- A QHD 3D 4.3 inch LCD display, boasting 16m colours and 590 x 960 resolution
- 4GB Internal memory
- 1GB RAM
- Stereo Bluetooth
- Integrated GPS
- Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n
- Dual 5MP cameras at the rear. The cameras enable users to capture both conventional and 3D images and videos, thus facilitating user generated content (like streaming of videos)
- 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, enabling user to do video chatting
- 3G Mobile Hotspot, making the handset compatible with up to 8 Wi-Fi enabled devices
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
- MP4/Xvid/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- 3.5mm jack with SRS virtual Surround sound
- MicroSD slot (compatible with up to 32GB memory card)
- 1730 mAh Lithium-ion battery
- Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
- POP and IMAP
- E-mail and IM services
Price – Approximately INR 26,000/-.
BlackBerry Bold 9900
- Dimensions: 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
- Weight: 130gm
- Operating system: BlackBerry OS
- 1.2 GHz Processor
- A 2.8 inch capacitive touch screen display, boasting 16M colours and 640×480 pixel resolution
- 768 MB RAM
- An external memory expandable up to 32GB through a microSD card
- A 5 MP camera with 720p HD video recording
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- A 1230 mAh battery, both removable and rechargeable
Price – Approximately INR 31,500/-.
Nokia 8
- Dimensions: 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm
- Weight: 135 g
- Operating system: Symbian^3 OS, upgradable to Symbian Anna OS
- CPU: 680 MHz ARM 11 processor
- A 3.5 inches AMOLED capacitive touch screen, boasting 16.7 million colours and a pixel resolution of 640 x 360
- 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
- Bluetooth 3.0
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
- HDMI
- 2mm Charging connector
- An internal memory of 16GB
- 256MB RAM
- 512 MB ROM
- An external memory expandable up to 32GB through a microSD memory card
- High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
- USB On-the-Go
- A 12 MP primary camera, boasting a pixel resolution of 4000×3000
- A secondary VGA videocall camera
- 3.5 mm AV connector
- FM Radio with RDS
- Powered by a 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
- Talk time: Up to 12 hrs in 2G, and 5 hrs 50 mins in 3G
- Stand by time: Up to 390 hrs in 2G, and up to 400 hrs in 3G
Samsung Google Nexus S
- Dimensions: 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
- Weight: 129 g
- A 4 inches super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, boasting 16M colours and 480 x 800 pixel resoltuion
- Operating System: Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
- 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor
- v2.0 microUSB
- Bluetooth: v2.1 with A2DP
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- DLNA
- A 5MP primary camera, equipped with autofocus and LED flash, boasting a pixel resolution of 2560 x 1920
- A VGA secondary camera
- An internal memory of 16GB
- 512 MB RAM
- A 3.5 mm jack
- Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
- Stand by time: Up to 713 hrs in 2G, and 428 hrs in 3G
- Talk time: Up to 14 hrs in 2G, and up to 6 hrs 40 mins in 3G
Price – Approximately INR 26,093/-.
LG Optimus Black P970
- Dimensions: 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
- Weight: 109 g
- A 4 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, boasting 16M colours and 480 x 800 pixel resolution
- Operating system: Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
- 1 GHz Cortex-A8 processor
- An internal memory of 2GB
- 512 MB RAM
- An external memory expandable up to 32GB through a microSD card
- Bluetooth (v2.1 with A2DP, EDR)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- DLNA
- microUSB v2.0
- A primary camera of 5MP, equipped with autofocus and LED flash, boasting a 2592 x 1944 pixel resolution
- A 2 MP secondary camera
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- A 3.5 mm jack
- Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery, offering a stand by time of up to 375 hrs and a talk time of up to 6 hrs
Price – Approximately INR 20,500/-.
BlackBerry Torch 9810
- Dimensions: 111 x 61.9 x 14.5 mm
- Weight: 161 g
- Operating system: BlackBerry OS 7.0
- 1.2 GHz processor
- A 3.2 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen, boasting 16 M colours and 480 x 640 pixel resolution
- An internal memory of 8GB storage
- 768 MB RAM
- An external memory expandable up to 32GB through microSD card
- microUSB v2.0
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- A 5MP primary camera, equipped with autofocus and LED flash, boasting 2592?1944 pixel resolution
- A 3.5 mm audio jack
- Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
- Stand by time: Up to 308 hrs in 2G, and up to 300 hrs in 3G
- Talk time: Up to 6 hrs 30 mins in 2G, up to 5 hrs 50 mins in 3G
Price – Approximately INR 28,499/-.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST 15i
- A 3 inch TFT capacitive touch screen display, offering a pixel resolution of 320 x 480
- Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
- 3G
- An external memory expandable up to 32GB with a microSD card
- 512MB RAM and 320MB ROM
- 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash, boasting 720p HD video recording
- Bluetooth with A2DP
- WiFi
- DLNA
- A 3.5 mm jack
- FM radio with RDS
- 1200 mAh battery, offering a talk time of up to 4 hrs and a stand by time of up to 340 hrs
Price – Approximately INR 12,990/-.
Motorola Defy
- Dimensions: 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm
- Weight: 118 g
- A 3.7 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen, boasting 16M colours and a pixel resolution of 480 x 854
- Operating system: Android v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2
- 800MHz Cortex-A8 processor
- An internal memory of 2 GB
- 512 MB RAM
- An external memory expandable up to 32GB through microSD card
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
- DLNA
- microUSB v2.0
- A 5MP primary camera, equipped with autofocus and LED flash, boasting a pixel resolution of 2592?1944
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- A 3.5 mm jack
- Li-Po 1540 mAh battery
- Stand by time: Up to 238 hrs
- Talk time: Up to 6 hrs 48 mins
Price – INR 17,000/-.
The above mentioned phones enjoy significant popularity with the Indian smartphone consumers, and may be termed as the best 10 bets for one who is looking for a high end smartphone. Boasting high end features and utility, these phones are sure to rule the heart of the target consumers for quite some time to come.